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This bracelet is pictured in Cherri Simonds book of Collectible Costume Jewelry on page 189. In the book picture it has all of the original but she identifies it as molded plastic. Ours is definitely not plastic and my hot needle test proves it to be milk glass. It measures 7 1/2" and isn't marked in any way. The earrings which we found a year or two before the bracelet have quite a bit of paint and match the center face of the bracelet. The earrings have little green beads at the neck and on each side of the head. They measure approximately 1 1/2" in length. On the bracelet both faces second from the ends have a little red bead  at the neck and the center one that matches the earrings and a non-descript bead at the neck.

This is a very pretty brooch but there isn't much to tell about it except the stones are set with a "dog tooth" setting and it measures 3" width. There are 21 milk glass stones and 20 aurora borealis.

Miriam Haskell founded her company in 1924 and is still in business. She retired in the 1950's and the company changed hands several times since then. Typical Haskell jewelry is made of small faux pearls or glass beads wired into gilt filigue brass. These earrings are signed Miriam Haskell and have a patent number from 1946. They measure 1 1/2" in diameter and have screw backs.

This pin isn't marked. I call it "Trifari type". It measures 1 3/4" diameter.

These earrings are marked "Trifari" and "design pattern pending". They are clip ons and measure 1 1/4" in length.

This necklace and pieced earrings are glued into gold colored mountings. The pendant measures 1 5/8" in length and the earrings 1" in length. The mythological subject is "Muse with Birds".

This is actually a milk glass button set into a gold colored holder with safety clasp. It is encircled by fifteen aurora borealis stones. The back is marked "B. BLUMENTHAL". Note: Aurora borealis was invented by Swarovski and Dior working together. It is a chemical coating that gives the stones the lovely many colored shine. It was named after the Northern Lights. It was invented in 1953, so any jewelry with them can't be dated before then.

The necklace is 15" in length with a 9" border of milk glass. All are prong set. the bracelet is 7" in length with a center row of milk glass stones and a border of rhinestones on each side. The earrings have one large and three small milk glass stones and six rhinestones. They are clip on and measure 1" in length.

Czechoslovakian Molded glass beads in red and white. Six white glass elephants and large red beads are separated by tiny red beads. The clasp has an amber bead set in it and Czechoslovakia is on other side. It measures 29" (c.1925)

Budda Necklace